(as) a matter of course;axiomatic; be understood without being explained;implied; it goes without saying (that…); it is self evident; it is understood (that…); it stands to reason(that…); matter-of-course; obvious; self-ex planary; speak for itself; taken for granted ❍ 支部的战斗力的提高，对于推进合作化事业的作用就～了。(《中国农村的社会主义高潮》298) It goes without saying that heightened fighting strength of the Party branches plays an important part in promoting the co operative movement.
不言而喻
it goes without saying;be self-evident;truism ～，只有美国允许，傀儡政权才能运作。It is a truism that the puppet regime can function only insofar as the US lets it.
不言而喻bù yán ér yù
不需要说明，就可以理解。go without saying, speak for itself, tell its own story, self-evident, as a matter of course